Presentation of Iris ESA Workshop "DIGITAL SKY & BEYOND" Sylvie Sureda Perez, Director Data link Solutions, Inmarsat - European ...

Presentation of Iris

        ESA Workshop “DIGITAL SKY & BEYOND”
                   18th May 2018

Sylvie Sureda Perez, Director Data link Solutions, Inmarsat

Our business
Mission-critical communications where terrestrial networks are unreliable or don’t exist

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The next evolution:
Secure broadband in the cockpit

SwiftBroadband – Safety

A complete suite of cockpit
communications for oceanic
operations over new lower cost and
lightweight terminals and antennas

100,000 ADS-C Reports per day, 35M per year
The standard for aircraft oceanic cockpit satcom

                                                     Providing
                                                       Global
                                                   Surveillance to
                                                      95% of
                                                      today’s
                                                      oceanic
                                                      aircraft

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Approved by ICAO
FAA PARC has approved FANS over SB-S using ICAO PBCS/GOLD

IRIS: A satellite data link system for air traffic
management

Sponsored by the European Space Agency to support SESAR ATM expertise with Satellite
expertise
     To develop a secure satellite-based datalink for ATM in continental areas
       Able to support ATC services: CPDLC, i4D/Full 4D and increased information sharing capabilities (AOC)
       Initial focus on Europe: enough capacity for air traffic operations for the next 20 years, meeting specific European ATC standards
        (ATN/OSI protocol).
       Complementing VDL2 (short term), Primary datalink for Multilink (long term)
     With global perspective: enough capacity for world-wide operations, compliant with global standards (ATN/IPS)
     Fairly mature: building on INM existing SBB satellite network – SB-Safety FANS 1A already capable

Starting in 2011, from R&D to system engineering, validation and deployment :
     Iris Precursor: Initial design, deployment and test of security and ATC elements to complement the existing INM
      infrastructure. Complemented by a SESAR1 project.
     Iris Service Evolution, study to anticipate the long term global needs (>2030)
     Iris with Initial Operational Capability, finalising the infrastructure and preparing the deployment for use by 2020

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Iris is a key enabler for SESAR…
                         …in the mission to modernise
                               ATM over Europe

                                   •   De-risking the DLS recovery plan
                                   •   Target service entry in 2021, through a
                                       certified Service Provider
                                   •   Upcoming validation on commercial flights

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IRIS BENEFITS

 • Improved availability and bandwidth over
   what is available thru VDL2 only
 • Adds security to cockpit communication
 • Supporting an early implementation of
   trajectory-based operations
 • Applicable to a range of aircraft types for
   FANS1/A & ATN operations
 • Global Data Link Convergence (ICAO and
   SESAR goal)

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End to end Validation: Iris

Iris Precursor: 2 campaigns with NLR (Oct 2016 - June 2018)
•   4 flights in October 2016. Primary goal: end to end ATN CPDLC & ADS-C messages through the Iris Precursor
    secure Aerorack & Honeywell prototype terminal;
•   Nominal performance (excluding outages) shows that latency requirements are met (RSP 160 – RCP 130)
•   Spot beam transitions seamless
•   Next campaign: includes real avionics from Honeywell (red label software SDU), integrated to the ATSU and FMS
    (both rented to Airbus). The aircraft will connect through SITA to 1 ANSPs systems (MUAC)
Iris IOC
•   Revenue flights with a limited number of aircraft (≈20) equipped with specified avionics (ATN B1 and B2)
•   ANSPs: min 2 with I4D capability (ATN B2) – Actually 5 with confirmed interest
•   Airlines: operating A320 and/or E170/190 family aircraft , flying in the core area of Europe (synergy with
    participants to SESAR 2020 DIGITS to be favoured)
•   Flight trials will include ATC and AOC services
•   Main flight trial activity is anticipated from Q4 2019 but earlier trials could be considered depending on
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Challenges

Organise/synchronise availability of all elements:
•   Airborne elements
•   Ground elements (satcom network, ANSPs)
•   Evolution of the satellite network (future)
Certification (organisation, system validation)
Value chain – distribution of the services

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THE SERVICE MODEL

 Inmarsat has to organise the Iris services distribution, taking into account:
 •     Infrastructure owned and managed by INM
 •     The need to get EASA certification for Pan-European ATM services
 •     The current and planned evolution of the DLS in Europe
 •     Future extension of services to other regions
 The Iris Service Provider (the ISP)
 • INM contracts the ISP to distribute ATC services
 • The ISP distributes the services to ANSPs (governance model similar to what is being planned
   for VDL2 )

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PRIVATE PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP: WIN-WIN

 Iris investments:
 •    Iris benefits from the existing satellite infrastructure already in place, commercially sustainable, multi
      users
 •    Developments related to Iris (specific): limited in scope, largely funded by ESA and INM (PPP)
 •    And beyond “material” developments“: security, certification, service model, business case

 Deployment: mainly aircraft equipage, connection to ANSP (marginal), certification
 SESAR to support timely use of Iris investments
 •    Support with the appropriate regulatory elements (Rule Making, CP2)
 •    Plan / organise deployment

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